beautiful

[byoo-tuh-fuhl] / ˈbyu tə fəl /

ADJECTIVE

physically attractive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alluring appealing attractive exquisite gorgeous handsome lovely magnificent pulchritudinous ravishing stunning

STRONG

angelic becoming bewitching charming comely cute dazzling glorious good-looking photogenic prepossessing pretty shapely sightly

WEAK

delightful divine elegant enticing eye-catching fair fetching foxy graceful grand nice refined statuesque sublime superb taking well-formed wonderful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disgusting dreadful grotesque hideous homely horrible monstrous repulsive ugly unattractive

STRONG

bad-looking ordinary unsightly

WEAK

awkward graceless not much to look at plain

ADJECTIVE

highly pleasing to the senses

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exquisite gorgeous lovely magnificent picturesque pulchritudinous splendid splendiferous stunning

STRONG

beauteous glorious sightly snazzy

WEAK

dainty heavenly radiant resplendent

Usage

What are other ways to say beautiful? A person or thing that is beautiful has perfection of form, color, etc., or noble and spiritual qualities: a beautiful landscape, a beautiful woman. Handsome often implies stateliness or pleasing proportion and symmetry: a handsome man. That which is lovely is beautiful but in a warm and endearing way: a lovely smile. Pretty implies a moderate but noticeable beauty, emphasizing gracefulness or delicacy: a pretty flower.

Example Sentences

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“It won’t be as beautiful as it is right now,” the president added.

From MarketWatch

“Would you trust anyone with such a place? A place that is special and beautiful and full of wonders?”

From Literature

“It’s been a really beautiful journey to learn more about myself and kind of discover who I am as a 25 year old now,” Chloe said during a news conference in Livigno, Italy, on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

It made sense because real estate was cheap, and there’s a beautiful lake nearby.

From MarketWatch

The image of the couple, previously described as a beautiful friendship since childhood, began to crack.

From Barron's

beautiful

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